Water Flashcards

0
Q

How many people do not have access to sanitation services that are necessary for reasonable health and hygiene

A

2.6 billion

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1
Q

How many people do not have access to drinking water

A

887 million people

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2
Q

What percent of adult human body is made up of water

A

65-75%

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3
Q

How many children die every year from diseases stemming from lack of water

A

1.5 million

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4
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What percentage of aquatic species has become extinct in the 20th century

A

20%

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5
Q

Water covers 70% of the earths surface, but how much of that is drinking water?

A

Less than 3 %

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6
Q

How long can water remain harmful to humans once polluted

A

2000 years

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7
Q

How much water does it take to grow a kilo of rice

A

1000L

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8
Q

Average daily water use in Ethiopia

A

5L

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9
Q

How many hours are spent each year in Africa

A

40 billion

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10
Q

Sanitation facilities would save health care systems in developing countries how much US dollars

A

4 billion

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11
Q

What is the moist significant medical advance since 1840

A

Sanitation

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12
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According to the UN poor sanitation hygiene and unsafe water claim ______ lives everyday

A

4000

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13
Q

Clean and safe lateines are critical to advancing a girls education

A

True

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14
Q

It is estimated 10 billion dollars was spent annually it would halve the number of people without basic sanitation

A

What Europeans spend on ice cream each year

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15
Q

5 effects of desert thirst

A

1) saliva thick
2) lump throat, difficult breathing
3) skin shrinks
4) hallucinogen
5) lips dissapear

16
Q

Water scarcity

A

Demand higher than availability

17
Q

Physical water scarcity

A

Not enough for everyone’s needs

18
Q

Economic water scarcity

A

Finances limit access to water

19
Q

Water issues

A

Every min 1 person in India die from a water related disease
1/6 don’t have water
4 people die every minute in the world

20
Q

How much does n.a , Europe and developing countries use

A

105 gal
53 gal
1 gal

21
Q

More water issues

A

4100 die of diahreea
90% are under 5
2.5 billion don’t have a toleit
443 million school days lost

22
Q

How many people die each year from water born disease

A

2 million

23
Q

How many veins and arteries do we have in our body

A

60k miles

24
Q

How many people get sick each year from tap water

A

500k-7 million

25
Q

What are we not removing from water

A

Bugs/ drugs

26
Q

How many human chemicals are there

A

116k

27
Q

What percentage is used for farming

A

5-10x more

28
Q

Common pesticide in u.s

A

Atrazene

29
Q

Where has atrazine been banned

A

Europe

30
Q

How Is water delivered in delopij for countries

A

Private companies

31
Q

How many children in Bolivia die

A

1/10

32
Q

What rivers don’t flow

A

Colorado

33
Q

How much money spent on bottled water

A

100 billion

34
Q

How much a year do we need to spend to have safe water for the entire planet

A

30 billion

35
Q

What is the global impact of water reservoir

A

Ecosystem alteration

36
Q

How much does nestle pump out of streams a minute in Michigan

A

450 gallons per min

37
Q

What did cola distribute to communities

A

Free fertilizer